184 Quotes by Mickey Mantle

If the World Series was on the line and I could pick one pitcher to pitch the game, I’d choose Whitey Ford every time.

Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, ‘Sure, every time.’

No man in the history of baseball had as much power as. No man.

The only thing I can do is play baseball. I have to play ball. It’s the only thing I know.

There were things that would irritate Casey, but trying too hard or getting mad at sitting on the bench weren’t among them.

Heroes are people who are all good with no bad in them. That’s the way I always saw Joe DiMaggio. He was beyond question one of the greatest players of the century.

The best team I ever saw, and I really mean this, was the ’61 Yankees.

I leaned on him for support when I got out of the cab, and he just crumpled to the ground. That’s how we found out.

It gave me a second chance. I’d like everybody to have a second chance if they need it, so I’m trying to let people know how important it is to become an organ donor.